IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pleine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: U03MI131014
  • User Pedon ID: S2003MI131014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: U03MI131014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0466
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16634
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 46.6913376
  • Std. Longitude: -89.8068008
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 144B—WAKEFIELD - PLEINE COMPLEX, 0 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI131—Ontonagon
  • MLRA: 93B—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI612—Ontonagon County Area, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46089-F8—Tiebel Creek, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scott Eversoll, Ken Wikgren
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Histic Humaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pleine
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Histic Humaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/22/2003
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy till
  • Landform: till plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: frequent ponding for brief periods begining in apr
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/22/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10039-178
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2MOSS

    ACRU

    ACSA3

    ATFI

    BEAL2

    CAREX

    CLBO3

    FRNI

    GYDR

    HULU2

    MACA4

    OSCI

    OXMO

    PHCO24

    QURU

    SOLAN

    TSCA

    VIOLA

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    Acer rubrum

    Acer saccharum

    Athyrium filix-femina

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Carex

    Clintonia borealis

    Fraxinus nigra

    Gymnocarpium dryopteris

    Huperzia lucidula

    Maianthemum canadense

    Osmunda cinnamomea

    Oxalis montana

    Phegopteris connectilis

    Quercus rubra

    Solanum

    Tsuga canadensis

    Viola

    Moss

    red maple

    sugar maple

    common ladyfern

    yellow birch

    sedge

    bluebead

    black ash

    western oakfern

    shining clubmoss

    Canada mayflower

    cinnamon fern

    mountain woodsorrel

    long beechfern

    northern red oak

    nightshade

    eastern hemlock

    violet

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Oa—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) highly decomposed plant material; low excavation difficulty; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat 75-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02824; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bg—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; strong very coarse angular blocky structure; firm; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.7 very fine roots; 5 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 20 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02825; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 255364; continuous - phpvsfiid 255363; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 255364; continuous - phpvsfiid 255363
    Bw1—41 to 107 centimeters (16.1 to 42.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 50 percent medium and coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02826; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—107 to 163 centimeters (42.1 to 64.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam, sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate excavation difficulty; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02827; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; massive; firm; moderate excavation difficulty; 20 percent by volume nonflat 2-30-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket